how to stop excessive sweating

LegacyUser

i've tried many sprays and roll on's to no avail, including one called Anhydrol Forte, which is made specifically for it, does anyone else no of anything i can do, its very embaresing i have sweat patches after half an hour from showering its getting ridicules at this stage!

Tom Dunne

A few tips from a fellow sweater:

• I find I sweat more in certain types of shirts. Particularly the cheaper Dunnes and Marks & Spencer shirts, I don't in more expensive ones. So look into changing what you wear.
• Drink plenty of fluids. It might seem counter-productive, but I find cold drinks cool you down a little, so less sweating. I always find I sweat more after the morning coffee
• Wear less. No vest/jacket/jumpers etc.
• Shave under your arms. Seriously.

Jackeenboy

Try not to move.. At all !!

tbh

Jackeenboy wrote: »

Try not to move.. At all !!

save it for AH mate.

Joey the lips

Tom Dunne wrote: »

A few tips from a fellow sweater:

• I find I sweat more in certain types of shirts. Particularly the cheaper Dunnes and Marks & Spencer shirts, I don't in more expensive ones. So look into changing what you wear.
• Drink plenty of fluids. It might seem counter-productive, but I find cold drinks cool you down a little, so less sweating. I always find I sweat more after the morning coffee
• Wear less. No vest/jacket/jumpers etc.
• Shave under your arms. Seriously.

agree with all except M&S do a very good shirt and a vest stops the extreme wet patches.

I am not giving out medical advice but excessive sweating can be a warning from your body on your health.

I find the vests my dad used to wear(Not his ones) very good and a little bit of talc. I also find a roll on better than a spray.

Have a shower as long as you can before you leave and roll n your deo and let it dry in before you put your shirt on
Let us know how you get on. It was a prob for me before but seems to have calmed down

Jackeenboy

tbh wrote: »

save it for AH mate.

waaa????

tbh

Jackeenboy wrote: »

waaa????

doesn't bother me either way. Banned.

delta_bravo

Have you tried a cold shower? Its sounds weird but even after a shower after cycling in to college i still feel as i am sweating as the body is still trying to cool down as a hot shower wont cool you down.

Another tip is to wear linen and wear dark clothing to mask the patches

Joey the lips

Hi Delta

You advice on the tee shirt is good but on the cold shower its wrong. Ask the instructors in your gym. I dont know the science but it actually causes a rise in the bodies temperature as the body produces heat to counteract the cooling sensation on the outside.

Additionally people that excessivly sweat tend to have open pores to help them cool. Its the bodies way of drawing in cool air. When you have a cold shower these pores close.

If it works for you keep on doing it. I enjoy one as well so I understand. But its not the correct advice for people suffering like excessive sweating.

trout

Try wearing only 100% cotton t-shirt's next to your skin.

Also, if you work in a shirt/tie dress code, make sure the neck & cuffs of your shirt are comfortable, and your tie isn't too tight.

Try short-sleeve shirts also. I'm basing the advice above on my own experience; if I wear artificial fibres, or constricting clothes I feel much hotter and less comfortable.

Maybe the next time you see your GP, you could mention the sweating, just in case there's an underlying cause that needs looking at.

If it's a big enough concern for you, or a sudden change in behaviour, maybe you should see your GP anyway ?

Good luck.

mikemac

Cotton shirts are worth getting OP.

I sweat like mad in the cheap Dunnes shirts, polyester I think.
You can buy great cotton shirts in TK Maxx.

Do you work in an office?
You can buy a fan for under 20 euro. It might annoy the people around you, who cares.....

I do spinning classes at lunch and the office is like a sauna due to all the women complaining about the cold and would go mad if you opened a window.
A desktop fan solves a lot of this

AmcD

Talk to your GP. Botox could possibly be an option.

Ruu_Old

Do you drink a lot of tea or coffee? If you can't give it up then try the decaf option or drink more water.

eVeNtInE

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K4t

Lads, one brilliant short term solution:

If you're sweating like mad, get to a sink and run the cold taps over your wrists for a minute or two. You'll feel as if you have been doing nothing for the whole day afterwards. Completely cool and calm. Try it.

Anton Chigurh

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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Totally agree, it's very good, stop my excessive sweating after a few days.

fergie_69

botox works, check out sweating.ie

The_Kew_Tour

You guys meationed Driclor I would agree with you I had unreal problem with sweat and when I purchased Driclor ever since the problem has gone pretty much.

it cost round 8 quid well worth it. One thing though is it stings little bit when you put it on and and dont ever put it on irritated skin like rash whatever did it once and was suffering for few hours after

Dan133269

Ruu wrote: »

Do you drink a lot of tea or coffee? If you can't give it up then try the decaf option or drink more water.

Don't know if we are allowed drag up old threads, but said I'd throw it in here rather than start a new one. How does tea make you sweat? I drink a lot of green tea.

I sweat profusely, mainly armpits but especially my lower back. The thing is my diet is very good and I am in great shape, can't understand why I get excessive sweating. Might try this driclor stuff, it's basically a powder you rub onto your skin?

bnt

A friend of mine in the USA recently had surgery for this, which involved cutting nerves in his lower back next to the spine. The procedure is called Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS), and it's irreversible, so it's not to be undertaken lightly ... :eek:

whadafook

Prespirex is great. You can get it in boots. I used it for about 3 months. Seems to have sorted me out

Bottle_of_Smoke

Joey the lips wrote: »

Hi Delta

You advice on the tee shirt is good but on the cold shower its wrong. Ask the instructors in your gym. I dont know the science but it actually causes a rise in the bodies temperature as the body produces heat to counteract the cooling sensation on the outside.

Additionally people that excessivly sweat tend to have open pores to help them cool. Its the bodies way of drawing in cool air. When you have a cold shower these pores close.

If it works for you keep on doing it. I enjoy one as well so I understand. But its not the correct advice for people suffering like excessive sweating.

You sure about this? A hot shower heats up your core temperature I find I'm much more likely to sweat after a hot shower. Most people have very hot showers which bring them slightly above body temperature. The body will then sweat to cool down to normal.

Hands up I don't know for sure, just personal anecdote-wise I think the cold shower is a good idea

RosieMarie_91

Dryclor....its a roll on. its around 8/9 euro and its fantastic had it recommended to my by people who would sweat alot due to their jobs. It tells you exactly what to do on the leaflet in the box....Try it and beleive me it will work....:D

Dave!

This stuff works too:



But it stings like mad, and it's not worth it IMO.

Get your GP to refer you so you can get botox injections. I got them done, and it lasted for the best part of a year. I could have probably gone without deodorant for about 6 months if I wanted. It doesn't hurt, and doesn't take long.

I had to pay a fee of about €80 for it because I think I was classed as an inpatient...

Martyn1989

I found with Anhydrol Forte, it would work but only if I put enough on that my underarms would be red and sore for a few days after, I cant imagine what its like for the people who put it on their hands and feet, seriously considering the botox thing though, seems to work for everyone, you dont have to heal or anything after do you?

Dermo

K4t wrote: »

Lads, one brilliant short term solution:

If you're sweating like mad, get to a sink and run the cold taps over your wrists for a minute or two. You'll feel as if you have been doing nothing for the whole day afterwards. Completely cool and calm. Try it.

A guy in work recommended this to me and I have to say it's absolutely brilliant, works every time.

Dave!

Martyn1989 wrote: »

I found with Anhydrol Forte, it would work but only if I put enough on that my underarms would be red and sore for a few days after, I cant imagine what its like for the people who put it on their hands and feet, seriously considering the botox thing though, seems to work for everyone, you dont have to heal or anything after do you?

Nah you're grand, few little red dots where the needle went, and you'd best not put any deodorant on for 3 - 5 days afterwards or it'll sting, but other than that you're brand new.

Martyn1989

Dave! wrote: »

Nah you're grand, few little red dots where the needle went, and you'd best not put any deodorant on for 3 - 5 days afterwards or it'll sting, but other than that you're brand new.

Yeh nothing more then can be expected, thanks alot, I'm definatly going to look further into it

Hazys

Getting fit is a major help.

I sweat more when im carrying a few extra pounds. I was sweating a lot coming back to work after a eating and drinking binge for Xmas...i've been going to the gym the last couple of weeks and any sweating is now minor.

Sofiztikated

I use a combo of Anhydrol Forte and Scholts spray for my feet, as I've developed pitted keratolitis. Works like a charm for me. The Anhydrol only stung the first time I used it, and you have to make sure you wash it off properly in the morning.

Dan133269

Are you not worried about using botox for excessive sweating? are there any negative effects from it? seems a bit extreme tbh, paralysing a muscle just to stop sweating. I sweat profusely but don't think I would consider that.

tbh

Dan133269 wrote: »

Are you not worried about using botox for excessive sweating? are there any negative effects from it? seems a bit extreme tbh, paralysing a muscle just to stop sweating. I sweat profusely but don't think I would consider that.

Botox doesn't paralyze the muscle, it's an inhibitor for the chemical that causes sweat to be produced.

Sugarlumps

Anhydrol Forte works 100%, I don't use it like a normal roll on as you only need to dab it on once lightly. It may sting at the begining if you lather it on harshly. A bottle will last you a long time (6 months - year), I only use it every other day.

Martyn1989

Got this stuff called R32 today, a homeopathic remedy that the woman said is very very good, gotta take 15 drops in a mouthfull of water 6 times daily for the next 3-4 days.
I deicided to give it a go as itll work for the whole body, not just the underarms. She also said it will regulate the glands involved better?
Anyone tried this stuff?

Ill post results in a couple of days

The_Kew_Tour

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Got this stuff called R32 today, a homeopathic remedy that the woman said is very very good, gotta take 15 drops in a mouthfull of water 6 times daily for the next 3-4 days.
I deicided to give it a go as itll work for the whole body, not just the underarms. She also said it will regulate the glands involved better?
Anyone tried this stuff?

Ill post results in a couple of days

Never heard of it is it expensive?

Dave!

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Got this stuff called R32 today, a homeopathic remedy that the woman said is very very good, gotta take 15 drops in a mouthfull of water 6 times daily for the next 3-4 days.
I deicided to give it a go as itll work for the whole body, not just the underarms. She also said it will regulate the glands involved better?
Anyone tried this stuff?

Ill post results in a couple of days

homeopathic = bullshti

MadsL

a homeopathic remedy

is it expensive?

Hmm, what do you think :rolleyes:

Well it is homopathetic (by which I mean overpriced snake oil with high 'dilutions' - water or alcohol basically with some 'active' ingredient waved over it)

As to what is in it;
Active ingredients:Belladonna 12X, So, Deadly Nightshade, a traditional cure (and poison) for high fever. Here in a dilution significantly less than the max permissible US concentration of arsenic in drinking water. (ratio of 10−12 compared to 10 -8)

Kali carbonicum 6X, or Potassium Carbonate (potash) - it's a good fertilizer, you can leaven bread with it, but I'm not sure what it does for you in this.

Nitricum acidum 12X, yep you guessed it Nitric Acid. Traditional cure for Syphillis. Again in a concentration you could bathe your eyes in.

Pilocarpus 4X, a plant - the only medical reference for which is to stimulate saliva production. Here diluted 1:10000. http://www.agingeye.net/dryeyes/oral.php

Salvia officinalis 30X, At last something useful apparantly - Sage!! Traditionally used a a cure for excessive sweating! Only problem is here is that at 30X dilution there is less than 60% probability that there is a molecule of this in this particular bottle.

Sambuccus nigra 4X, Elderberry!! Yum, mildly poisonous. Again diluted 1:10000

Sanguinaria canadensis 6X, Bloodroot, a type of magnolia. Nasty stuff - probably not at this dilution though.

Bloodroot extracts are toxic to animal cells Sanguinarine kills animal cells by blocking the action of Na+/K+-ATPase transmembrane proteins. As a result, applying bloodroot to the skin may destroy tissue and lead to the formation of a large scab, called an eschar. Bloodroot and its extracts are thus considered escharotic.

In spite of supposed curative properties and historical use by Native Americans as an emetic, internal use is inadvisable. Although applying escharotic agents, including bloodroot, to the skin is sometimes suggested as a home treatment for skin cancer, these attempts can be severely disfiguring.[5] Salves derived from bloodroot cannot be relied on to remove an entire malignant tumor. Microscopic tumor deposits may remain after visible tumor tissue is burned away, and case reports have shown that in such instances tumor has recurred and/or metastasized.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodroot

Sepia 30X, Cuttlefish (ink?) Not veggie then this. Unless there is no molecule in the bottle. It's easily better than 50% odds you are getting, so it may or may not be veggie depending on the batch. I think we should be told

Veratrum album 12X False Helleborine - nasty plant. The root is very poisonous, with a paralyzing effect on the nervous system[1]. In two cases of fatal poisoning from eating the seeds, the toxins veratridine and cevadine were present in the blood at 0.17–0.40 nanograms/milliliter and 0.32–0.48 nanograms/milliliter, respectively. In 1983 sneezing powders produced from the herb in West Germany were reported to have caused severe intoxications in Scandinavia.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veratrum_album#Uses

Probably best taken diluted

Inactive ingredients: 36 vol.-% alcohol, distilled water.

About the same as Gin then. I found this product online at $22 per 50ml - so that bottle of Gin works out at $330 a bottle.

I'm in the wrong business. but as AC/DC said "there ought to be a law"

Martyn1989

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Never heard of it is it expensive?

I dont know, It was picked up for me, Ill find out, Im going to try it out if it works well and good, if it dosnt, it was worth a shot

Martyn1989

MadsL wrote: »

Hmm, what do you think :rolleyes:

Well it is homopathetic (by which I mean overpriced snake oil with high 'dilutions' - water or alcohol basically with some 'active' ingredient waved over it)

As to what is in it;
Active ingredients:Belladonna 12X, So, Deadly Nightshade, a traditional cure (and poison) for high fever. Here in a dilution significantly less than the max permissible US concentration of arsenic in drinking water. (ratio of 10−12 compared to 10 -8)

Kali carbonicum 6X, or Potassium Carbonate (potash) - it's a good fertilizer, you can leaven bread with it, but I'm not sure what it does for you in this.

Nitricum acidum 12X, yep you guessed it Nitric Acid. Traditional cure for Syphillis. Again in a concentration you could bathe your eyes in.

Pilocarpus 4X, a plant - the only medical reference for which is to stimulate saliva production. Here diluted 1:10000. http://www.agingeye.net/dryeyes/oral.php

Salvia officinalis 30X, At last something useful apparantly - Sage!! Traditionally used a a cure for excessive sweating! Only problem is here is that at 30X dilution there is less than 60% probability that there is a molecule of this in this particular bottle.

Sambuccus nigra 4X, Elderberry!! Yum, mildly poisonous. Again diluted 1:10000

Sanguinaria canadensis 6X, Bloodroot, a type of magnolia. Nasty stuff - probably not at this dilution though.

Bloodroot extracts are toxic to animal cells Sanguinarine kills animal cells by blocking the action of Na+/K+-ATPase transmembrane proteins. As a result, applying bloodroot to the skin may destroy tissue and lead to the formation of a large scab, called an eschar. Bloodroot and its extracts are thus considered escharotic.

In spite of supposed curative properties and historical use by Native Americans as an emetic, internal use is inadvisable. Although applying escharotic agents, including bloodroot, to the skin is sometimes suggested as a home treatment for skin cancer, these attempts can be severely disfiguring.[5] Salves derived from bloodroot cannot be relied on to remove an entire malignant tumor. Microscopic tumor deposits may remain after visible tumor tissue is burned away, and case reports have shown that in such instances tumor has recurred and/or metastasized.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodroot

Sepia 30X, Cuttlefish (ink?) Not veggie then this. Unless there is no molecule in the bottle. It's easily better than 50% odds you are getting, so it may or may not be veggie depending on the batch. I think we should be told

Veratrum album 12X False Helleborine - nasty plant. The root is very poisonous, with a paralyzing effect on the nervous system[1]. In two cases of fatal poisoning from eating the seeds, the toxins veratridine and cevadine were present in the blood at 0.17–0.40 nanograms/milliliter and 0.32–0.48 nanograms/milliliter, respectively. In 1983 sneezing powders produced from the herb in West Germany were reported to have caused severe intoxications in Scandinavia.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veratrum_album#Uses

Probably best taken diluted

Inactive ingredients: 36 vol.-% alcohol, distilled water.

About the same as Gin then. I found this product online at $22 per 50ml - so that bottle of Gin works out at $330 a bottle.

I'm in the wrong business. but as AC/DC said "there ought to be a law"

I happen to love all of those things, Ive ordered 3 more bottles, dont want to run out!

MadsL

At some of those dose levels you’d have to buy a hell of a lot more than that and take them all to assure yourself you’d get one molecule of active ingredient.

A 30X dilution means that the original substance has been diluted 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times. Assuming that a cubic centimeter of water contains 15 drops, this number is greater than the number of drops of water that would fill a container more than 50 times the size of the Earth. Imagine placing a drop of red dye into such a container so that it disperses evenly. Homeopathy's "law of infinitesimals" is the equivalent of saying that any drop of water subsequently removed from that container will possess an essence of redness. Robert L. Park, Ph.D., a prominent physicist who is executive director of The American Physical Society, has noted that since the least amount of a substance in a solution is one molecule, a 30C solution would have to have at least one molecule of the original substance dissolved in a minimum of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 molecules of water. This would require a container more than 30,000,000,000 times the size of the Earth.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html

partyatmygaff

MadsL wrote: »

Hmm, what do you think :rolleyes:

Well it is homopathetic (by which I mean overpriced snake oil with high 'dilutions' - water or alcohol basically with some 'active' ingredient waved over it)

As to what is in it;
Active ingredients:Belladonna 12X, So, Deadly Nightshade, a traditional cure (and poison) for high fever. Here in a dilution significantly less than the max permissible US concentration of arsenic in drinking water. (ratio of 10−12 compared to 10 -8)

Kali carbonicum 6X, or Potassium Carbonate (potash) - it's a good fertilizer, you can leaven bread with it, but I'm not sure what it does for you in this.

Nitricum acidum 12X, yep you guessed it Nitric Acid. Traditional cure for Syphillis. Again in a concentration you could bathe your eyes in.

Pilocarpus 4X, a plant - the only medical reference for which is to stimulate saliva production. Here diluted 1:10000. http://www.agingeye.net/dryeyes/oral.php

Salvia officinalis 30X, At last something useful apparantly - Sage!! Traditionally used a a cure for excessive sweating! Only problem is here is that at 30X dilution there is less than 60% probability that there is a molecule of this in this particular bottle.

Sambuccus nigra 4X, Elderberry!! Yum, mildly poisonous. Again diluted 1:10000

Sanguinaria canadensis 6X, Bloodroot, a type of magnolia. Nasty stuff - probably not at this dilution though.

Bloodroot extracts are toxic to animal cells Sanguinarine kills animal cells by blocking the action of Na+/K+-ATPase transmembrane proteins. As a result, applying bloodroot to the skin may destroy tissue and lead to the formation of a large scab, called an eschar. Bloodroot and its extracts are thus considered escharotic.

In spite of supposed curative properties and historical use by Native Americans as an emetic, internal use is inadvisable. Although applying escharotic agents, including bloodroot, to the skin is sometimes suggested as a home treatment for skin cancer, these attempts can be severely disfiguring.[5] Salves derived from bloodroot cannot be relied on to remove an entire malignant tumor. Microscopic tumor deposits may remain after visible tumor tissue is burned away, and case reports have shown that in such instances tumor has recurred and/or metastasized.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodroot

Sepia 30X, Cuttlefish (ink?) Not veggie then this. Unless there is no molecule in the bottle. It's easily better than 50% odds you are getting, so it may or may not be veggie depending on the batch. I think we should be told

Veratrum album 12X False Helleborine - nasty plant. The root is very poisonous, with a paralyzing effect on the nervous system[1]. In two cases of fatal poisoning from eating the seeds, the toxins veratridine and cevadine were present in the blood at 0.17–0.40 nanograms/milliliter and 0.32–0.48 nanograms/milliliter, respectively. In 1983 sneezing powders produced from the herb in West Germany were reported to have caused severe intoxications in Scandinavia.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veratrum_album#Uses

Probably best taken diluted

Inactive ingredients: 36 vol.-% alcohol, distilled water.

About the same as Gin then. I found this product online at $22 per 50ml - so that bottle of Gin works out at $330 a bottle.

I'm in the wrong business. but as AC/DC said "there ought to be a law"

So essentially it's just a bottle of water with a few molecules worth of impurities?

Bottled seawater.

MadsL

partyatmygaff wrote: »

So essentially it's just a bottle of water with a few molecules worth of impurities?

No, it's worse than that. It's a bottle of alcohol/water with some molecules if you are lucky. It does contain the 'vibrations' of the active ingrediants though. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), the father of homeopathetic 'medicine' believed that the vigorous shaking or pulverizing with each step of dilution leaves behind a "spirit-like" essence—"no longer perceptible to the senses"—which cures by reviving the body's "vital force." Modern proponents assert that even when the last molecule is gone, a "memory" of the substance is retained.

So it is clear that you shouldn't drink tap water, as it contains "spirit-like" essences, who knows what they do.... :rolleyes:

partyatmygaff

MadsL wrote: »

No, it's worse than that. It's a bottle of alcohol/water with some molecules if you are lucky. It does contain the 'vibrations' of the active ingrediants though. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), the father of homeopathetic 'medicine' believed that the vigorous shaking or pulverizing with each step of dilution leaves behind a "spirit-like" essence—"no longer perceptible to the senses"—which cures by reviving the body's "vital force." Modern proponents assert that even when the last molecule is gone, a "memory" of the substance is retained.

So it is clear that you shouldn't drink tap water, as it contains "spirit-like" essences, who knows what they do.... :rolleyes:

All the water we drink and use could have once been sewage or chemical waste.

Someone should let those homeopathic chaps know that the water they drink has the "memory and spirit" of faeces and dead plants and animals.

MadsL

It's worse than that, it may have passed through Brian Cowen's liver.

partyatmygaff

MadsL wrote: »

It's worse than that, it may have passed through Brian Cowen's liver.

Free beer!

According to homeopathy... All water can poison you, heal you and intoxicate you at the same time.

A0

Sounds like a lot of stuff to take / buy... A cheaper - healthier solution might be to exercise if you are not already a sportsman... Your sweating rate will change as a result of training (doing cardio like running or cycling), this adaptation might transfer when you are not exercising (during everyday activities)... worth trying it I reckon.
If you are already into sports, then put more clothes on when running or at the gym so sweating rate might change too. See how it goes...

BigProblem

having this problem of sweating under the arms, tried all different knids of anti-perisperants but they dont work, im healthy and keep fit so me not been healthy isnt the reason. anyonw know of other anti-perisperants that work?

The_Kew_Tour

see post 24 or have you tried Driclor?

They are the 2 I have used and they work. Trust me I would sweat for Ireland especially my back of all places and with these products it pretty much gone.

BigProblem

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

see post 24 or have you tried Driclor?

They are the 2 I have used and they work. Trust me I would sweat for Ireland especially my back of all places and with these products it pretty much gone.

Yeah have tried driclor before but i put it on and it was really itchy so unberable i couldnt sleep so never tried it again.

is the other treatment in post 24 as irrating as driclor?

Professey Chin

I used to sweat through pretty much anything but for some reason Ive stopped since I started using the Sure V8 anti-perspirant. I could just be weird though :pac: